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第40章 你的房子里有什么 On Houses(第1页)

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第40章你的房子里有什么OnHouses

卡里·纪伯伦KahlilGibran

Buildinihewildernessbeforeyoubuildahousewithiywalls,forevenasyouhavehome-ingsinyht,sohasthewandererinyou,theeverdistantandalone。

Yourhouseisyebody。Itgrowsinthesuhestillhenight;anditisnotdreamless。Doesnotyourhousedream?Anddreamiyfroveorhilltop?

WouldthatIcouldgatheryourhousesintomyhand,andlikeasowerscatterthemiandmeadow。

Wouldthevalleyswereyourstreets,ahsyouralleys,thatyoumightseekohroughvineyards,aheflagrahinyarments。

Butthesethitobe。

Intheirfearyourfatheredyoutether。Andthatfearshallelelolelongershallyourcityarateyourhearthsfromyourfields。

Andtellme,peopleofOrphalese,whathaveyouinthesehouses?Andwhatisityouguardwithfasteneddoors?

Haveyoupeace,thequieturgethatrevealsyourpower?

Haveyouremembraheglimmerispasofthemind?

Haveyoubeauty,thatleadstheheartfromthingsfashionedofwoodaheholymountain?

Tellme,haveyoutheseinyourhouses?Orhaveyouonlyfort,aforfort,thatstealthythihehouseaguest,andthe,aer?

Ay,aamer,andwithhookandsakespuppetserdesires。Thoughitshandsaresilkeisofiron。Itlullsyoutosleeponlytostandbyyourbedahedignityoftheflesh。Itmakesmockofyoursoundsenses,andlaystheminthistledownlikefragilevessels。Verilythelustforurdersthepassionofthesoul,andthanwalksgrinninginthefuneral。

Butyou,ofspace,yourestlessi,youshallrappednortamed。

Yourhouseshallbenotananast;itshalleningfilmthatcoversawound,butaguardstheeye。Youshallnotfsthatyoumaypassthroughdoors,norbetheystrikenotagainstaorfeartobreathelestwallsshoulddfalldown。

Youshallombsmadebythedeadfortheliving。Andthoughofmagnifidsplendoor,yourhouseshallnotholdyourseorsheltery。

Forthatwhidlessinyouabidesinthemansionofthesky,whosedooristhemmistandsarethesongsandthesilenight。

在你们打算在城里建房子之前,先用你们的想象力在旷野里建一座凉亭。因为你们在迟暮之年回归家园时,那在远方孤单漂泊的心也会归来。

房屋是你们更大的躯壳,它在阳光下成长,在夜的寂静中安歇,而它并非没有梦想。难道你们的房子没有梦吗?它们不正梦想着远离都市,前往林中或山间吗?

我愿将你们的房子聚集在手中,像播种般将它们撒向森林和草地。

我愿山谷成为你们的街道,绿径成为你们的小巷,这样你们就可以穿过葡萄园彼此寻访,衣上带着泥土的芳香归来。

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